24 - Hachiman Hikigaya Challenges Juraku Sachiko
After traversing a winding and convoluted corridor, Saotome Mary led Hachiman Hikigaya to the door of a secluded activity room.
To the left of the door, a sign indicating the second library was hanging.
Dust lined both sides of the corridor, clearly showing that no one had come here to gamble for quite some time.
"This is it," Saotome swallowed nervously before she prepared to push the door open.
But before she could, the door was pushed open from the inside, and a girl wearing half-framed glasses and with light green hair walked out. Her hands hung limply at her sides, swinging as she walked, her eyes vacant. She passed by Saotome and Hikigaya without a word and staggered away from this hellish place.
Saotome felt a tightness in her chest as she watched her leave.
If she lost, she would probably end up like that girl... no, perhaps even worse.
"At this point, you still haven't made up your mind to lose everything, have you?" Hachiman Hikigaya said indifferently, crossing his arms.
"Don't look down on me, Hachiman Hikigaya!"
With a clenched jaw and a determined look, Saotome pushed open the door to the second library.
The second library was spacious, but upon looking around, there was nothing that could be called gambling tools; only books, books, and more books. Hikigaya casually glanced at the bookshelves, noticing that the tops of the books were spotless, showing that the owner of this place took great care of them.
'So that girl didn't lose money after all,'
'She must have lost the right to cherish this place.'
'This is really, Juraku Sachiko's style.'
Hikigaya lifted his gaze, noticing at the far end of the second library a large wooden table with a red-cushioned swivel chair placed before it.
Standing by the chair was a girl wearing the same "Stray cat" name tag as Saotome. She had red hair, a color that symbolized a vibrant personality, but her empty eyes and indifferent expression made her look like a puppet deprived of its soul.
However, what Hikigaya found most unsettling was the leather collar around the girl's neck.
It seemed that Sumeragi Itsuka wasn't lying to him; those who lost to Juraku Sachiko really did lose everything and were treated like dogs. Not like the kind of pet in the student council's formal sense, but actually, as a pet.
A completely wicked woman.
The collar around the girl's neck was attached to a silver chain, which seemed to be held tightly in someone's hand, taut as a bowstring, emitting a clinking sound whenever slightly tugged. Strangely, the girl didn't show any sign of pain. Instead, she let out soft moans and a sickly flush spread across her face.
Had she already been thoroughly broken by this wicked woman?
Hearing the sound of the chair turning, the person holding the chain revealed herself.
What first caught the eye were her red-bottomed high heels. Her long, curvy legs gracefully lifted and lightly descended, her full and toned thighs crossing one another. At the end of her thighs, the soft flesh was tightly held by black stockings, and the slightly elastic, tender skin playfully escaped from the tight grip of the stockings in a beautiful arc.
The black tie was deeply engraved into the white school uniform, the thin, pale lips curved into a subtle, almost imperceptible smile. Her snow-white, noble long hair cascaded carelessly down her back, while her blood-red vertical pupils, resembling the eyes of a lion, gazed at the two before her with overwhelming authority.
Saotome felt a chill in her heart. Just being stared at by those eyes made her want to kneel, bow her head, and kiss the woman's toes in submission.
"It's been six years, Hikigaya Hachiman," the woman spoke with a voice full of power.
"You really haven't changed, Sachiko-senpai."
As their gazes met, an invisible energy surged between them, making Saotome break out in a cold sweat.
She instinctively turned to Hikigaya and asked, "Do you know her?"
"I do, but that doesn't change your gambling match with her."
Hachiman Hikigaya didn't seem disturbed by Juraku Sachiko's gaze. He casually waved his hand and asked, "You went through all this trouble to lead me here, what exactly are you planning?"
"Hikigaya Hachiman, watch your attitude when you speak to Lady Juraku!" said Sado Mikura, her eyes filled with contempt as she fixed a cold stare on Hikigaya.
She had just finished speaking, and the chain was pulled hard, and the whole person was like a kite with a broken line, and fell helplessly in front of Juraku's high heels.
"When people talk to people, animals have no right to interrupt."
Sado Mikura gasped for breath, and did not feel pain in his neck for a moment, and hurriedly knelt in front of Juraku Sachiko. Her eyes were confused, and her trembling hands held up Juraku Sachiko's high heels, so that her nose tip could get as close to her toes as possible, and she was intoxicated. Taking a deep breath.
"Punish me, Juraku-sama!"
This scene made Saotome Mary feel cold, and she couldn't imagine why someone would fall to such a level. They are human, not dogs! Just because you lose a gambling, even if you abide by the gambling agreement, you shouldn't completely lose your self-esteem as a human!
Saotome Mary felt angry for no reason, and her fear of Juraku Sachiko was diluted a lot.
Juraku Sachiko did not refuse Sado Mikura's request, lightly kicking off her red-soled high heels, and gently stepped on Sado Mikura's forehead with her black-stockinged jade foot.
"Since it is being punished, you must have the consciousness of being punished. If you lose the gambling hosted by you later, you are no longer my private pet, and everything will go according to the plan on the life plan deal."
"I will definitely not disappoint you, Juraku-sama!" Sado Mikura greedily breathed the air in front of her.
Even, Saotome Mary saw that she opened her mouth and tried to stretch out her tongue.
"Enough!" She clenched her fists, rushed to the shameless Sado Mikura in front of her in a cold voice, and pulled her out from under Juraku Sachiko's feet.
Facing Juraku Sachiko's contemptuous gaze, he said coldly: "There is no need to trample on people like this. If you want to gamble, start quickly!"
Sado Mikura stood up angrily, just wanting to scold the woman who spoiled her good things, but was stopped by Juraku Sachiko's eyes.
She looked up and down at Saotome for a few times with interest. Originally, her target was only Hikigaya Hachiman, but now it seemed that this girl whom she regarded as a stray cat was unexpectedly interesting.
"Your opponent is her."
"That girl?" Saotome was a little surprised.
"She wanted to keep this casino, and like you, she borrowed money from the student union with the life plan table to participate in this gambling."
"But you aroused my interest. If you lose, you don't need to execute the contents of the life plan table. You just need to be my dedicated pet for three years, and then I can return your freedom."
Juraku Sachiko's slender jade hand stuck to Sado Mikura's smooth face and rubbed it, and her fingers wandered to her moist lips. She opened her mouth without hesitation and gently held it.
"Come when I call, go when I wave, I throw things you have to pick up, When you serve you can't sleep. And if I ask you to die, you have to die ~"
Juraku Sachiko took out her hand, and the finger with black nail polish pinched on Sado's neck, and slightly forced her to make a fatal moan.
"If you want, you can do it now."
Juraku Sachiko raised her toes and let her toes level with Saotome Mary's line of sight.